I Am Forbidden: A Novel About the Love of Two Ultra-Orthodox Jews by Anouk Markovits

On May 16, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Novel, by Editor

A beautifully crafted, emotionally gripping story of what happens when unwavering love, unyielding law, and centuries of tradition collide, I Am Forbidden announces the arrival of an extraordinarily gifted new voice and opens a startling window on a world long closed to most of us, until now.